COURTESY OF THE NORTH PLATTE POLICE DEPARTMENT

01/15/2015 01:59:45 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT “5400 E Lee Bird Dr
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/15/2015 02:00:54 MINOR IN POSSESSION OF ALCOHOL “1300 N SHERIDAN AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/15/2015 06:03:33 ALARM – OTHER “500 E PHILIP AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/15/2015 06:43:38 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY “1500 W 14TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/15/2015 07:25:49 PROP DAMAGE-NO ALC RELAT “W 3RD ST /N EMORY
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/15/2015 07:36:27 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT “5400 E Lee Bird Dr
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/15/2015 08:07:41 SPEEDING “300 W 4TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/15/2015 08:21:53 MOTORIST ASSIST “300 N JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/15/2015 08:32:04 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY “100 S DIXIE AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/15/2015 08:53:40 LOST PROPERTY “2400 W 3RD ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/15/2015 09:00:46 DEAD ANIMAL CALL “3300 W NORTH LAKE
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/15/2015 09:24:01 SPEEDING “2000 W 9TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/15/2015 09:57:27 SPEEDING “E PHILIP AV /S Welch AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/15/2015 10:22:55 PROP DAMAGE-NO ALC RELAT “SOUTH RIVER,
1600 S JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/15/2015 11:29:23 LOOSE ANIMALS “100 MAPLEWOOD CR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/15/2015 11:29:19 H&R ACC-NO ALC RELATED “1600 S DEWEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/15/2015 11:41:30 VEHICLE INSPECTION “2100 RODEO RD
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/15/2015 12:14:35 SPEEDING “200 N BARE AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/15/2015 12:33:02 DEAD ANIMAL CALL NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

01/15/2015 12:34:25 NO LICENSE PLATES 60 323 “W FRANCIS ST /S Jeffers ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/15/2015 12:38:50 CITIZEN ASSIST “1400 RODEO RD
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/15/2015 13:01:03 EXPIRED PLATES/REGISTRATION “1400 S DEWEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/15/2015 13:12:42 TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS “E LEOTA ST /S DEWEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/15/2015 13:58:40 B.E.A.T. COMM POLICING “3900 W A ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/15/2015 14:02:10 72 HR PARKING VIOLATION “N SHERIDAN AV / RODEO RD
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/15/2015 14:17:17 LOOSE ANIMALS “S WALNUT ST /E B ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/15/2015 14:13:32 LOOSE ANIMALS WALNUT ST / TABOR
01/15/2015 14:27:28 ANIMAL TRAP “2700 W 5TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/15/2015 14:45:08 LOOSE ANIMALS “1400 N SYCAMORE ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/15/2015 14:47:19 LOOSE ANIMALS “500 E 4TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/15/2015 14:59:40 THEFT BY EXER CONTROL- ALL OTHER “1200 W 2ND ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/15/2015 15:08:19 TRAFFIC ACCIDENT-GENERAL NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

01/15/2015 15:53:37 EXPIRED INTRANSIT TAGS “S Buffalo AV / Birchwood DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/15/2015 16:12:15 CITIZEN ASSIST “700 N AUGUSTA AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/15/2015 16:17:36 OTHER DISTURBANCE “600 E 9TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/15/2015 17:31:04 FAMILY DIST-NO ASSAULT “800 E 8TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/15/2015 18:00:09 FAMILY DIST-NO ASSAULT “800 E 8TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/15/2015 19:54:54 LICENSE PLATES- DISPLAY OF “3100 RODEO RD
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/15/2015 19:57:20 MOTOR VEH LIGHT REQUIREMENTS “W 9TH ST /N BUFFALO BILL AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/15/2015 20:14:23 EXPIRED PLATES/REGISTRATION “E WILLIAM AV /S JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/15/2015 20:30:43 CITIZEN ASSIST “1400 Rodeo RD
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69103”

01/15/2015 20:32:22 MOTOR VEH LIGHT REQUIREMENTS “E PHILIP AV /S SILBER AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/15/2015 22:01:03 MOTOR VEH LIGHT REQUIREMENTS “E F ST /S DEWEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/15/2015 22:07:56 FAMILY DIST-NO ASSAULT “700 S GRIFFITH AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/15/2015 22:29:11 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY “4000 W 2ND ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/15/2015 22:39:02 SUSPICIOUS PERSON “1300 RODEO RD
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/15/2015 22:40:03 CITIZEN ASSIST “600 W LEOTA ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/15/2015 23:09:54 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT “AIRPORT,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/15/2015 23:11:35 MOTOR VEH LIGHT REQUIREMENTS “RODEO RD /N MADISON AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/15/2015 23:28:28 ALARM-GENERAL “800 W WILLIAM AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/16/2015 00:11:58 EXPIRED PLATES/REGISTRATION “RODEO RD /N JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/16/2015 00:34:29 FAILURE TO SIGNAL TURN “W B ST /S SYCAMORE ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/16/2015 01:17:46 SPEEDING “1900 block Rodeo RD
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69103”

01/16/2015 01:34:13 FAILURE TO SIGNAL TURN “4th / Willow
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69103”

01/16/2015 01:43:09 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT “AIRPORT,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/16/2015 02:01:46 CITIZEN ASSIST “700 E PHILIP AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/16/2015 02:49:19 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY “1000 N WILLOW ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/16/2015 07:19:56 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT “LBF,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/16/2015 07:39:27 TRAFFIC ENFORCE GENERAL “E LEOTA ST /S DEWEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

RAVENNA, Neb. (AP) — So many students and staffers have called in sick that school’s been canceled in the central Nebraska city of Ravenna (ruh-VA’-nuh).

Officials say 15 of 70 staff members and 100 of 460 students called in sick Thursday.

There will no school for four days in a row. The district called off classes for Friday, to be followed by the weekend and the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday on Monday.

Superintendent Dwaine Uttecht says flu is the primary illness going around.

• Today: Sunny, with a high near 55. West wind 7 to 13 mph.
• Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
• Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 43. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.
• Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 19. West wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. West wind 8 to 13 mph.
• Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.
• M.L.King Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.
• Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.

 

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers have rejected an attempt to end secret-ballot voting for legislative leaders.

The proposed rule change would have required senators to disclose their votes when picking committee leaders and their speaker. The measure failed on Thursday, with 12 senators voting for it and 33 against.

Some conservative lawmakers argue the Legislature should have to vote publicly when picking leaders as a matter of transparency.

Democrats and some Republican lawmakers say the proposal is attempt by state and county GOP officials to exert control over them. They also say it could lead to resentment and retaliation and make the Legislature more partisan.

Republicans outnumber Democrats 35-13 in the officially nonpartisan Legislature, yet Democrats hold five of the 14 standing-committee chairmanships. Speaker Galen Hadley is a Republican.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A monthly survey of bankers suggests the economy will remain weak in rural parts of 10 Midwestern and Western states because of low grain and oil prices.

The region’s overall economic index improved slightly to 50.9 in January from December’s neutral score of 50. The index ranges from 0 to 100. Any score above 50 suggests growth while a score below 50 suggests decline.

Creighton University economist Ernie Goss says growth is being restrained in rural areas because of low corn and fuel prices. But bankers say ethanol plants haven’t slowed production much.

Despite the concerns, rural businesses have adding some jobs. The January hiring index was 52.8, down from December’s 55.2.

Bankers from Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming were surveyed.